A compendium of official documents relative to native affairs in the South Island, Volume One.

Schedule

Schedule.

No. of Series	Date.	Writer.	To whom Addressed.	Subject.
1	Feb. 12, 1862	Mr. James Mackny, junr.	Native Secretary	Reporting the discovery of an available gold field on Native lands in the district of Taitapu, West Coast, Province of Nelson, and the arrangements he had made with the Native owners for its occupation for gold-mining purposes; and enclosing the agreement to that effect entered into by them.
2	Mar. 5, 1862	Active Native Secretary	Mr. James Mackay, junr.	Acknowledging the above, and conveying the Governor's and the Government's high approbation of the skill and good judgment evinced in the steps that had been taken in the matter; and enclosing extract from the deed of cession of Taitapu, with plan annexed thereto.
3	Sept. 27,1862	Mr. James Mackay, junr.	Native Secretary	Referring to the above deed and plan, and explaining inaccuracies in the boundaries set forth in same, and suggesting their alteration in conformity with a sketch plan enclosed.
4	Feb. 24, 1863	Acting Native Secretary	Mr. James Mackay, junr.	Authorizing the boundaries of the Taitapu Reserve to be taken as described in the sketch plan above referred to.
5	April 16,1863	Mr. James Mackay, junr.	Native Secretary	Enclosing Account of Receipt and Expenditure of the Taitapu Gold Field, from 12th February, 1862, to 31st March, 1863, and explaining why balance of £63 had not been handed over to the Native owners.
6	July 9, 1863	Mr. James Mackay, junr.	Native Secretary	Reporting arrangements made with the Native owners relative to the balance of £63 referred to above, and enclosing three documents relative to same.
7	Sept. 29, 1863	Riwai Turangapeke	Governor of New Zealand	Regarding compensation for land ceded adjacent to the Taitapu Reserve.
	Dec. 9, 1863	Mr. James Mackay, junr.	Memorandum on Riwai Turangapeke's letter.
	Dec. 5, 1863	Mr. Commissioner McLean	Memorandum on Riwai Turangapeke's letter, recommending his claim.
8	Sept. 29, 1863	Riwai Turangapeke	Governor of New Zealand	Aking for a cart, plough, two oxen, and two cows, in discharge of the claim.
	Dec. 9, 1863	Mr. James Mackay, junr.	Memorandum of His Excellency the Governor's in-structions to him on the matter.
	Dec. 9, 1863	Native Secretary	Memorandum on Riwai Turangapeke's letter (No. 8).
	Dec. 10, 1863	Colonial Secretary	Memorandum authorizing the settlement of the matter.
9	Dec. 10, 1863	Mr. James Mackay, junr.	Colonial Secretary	Reporting that there is conclusive documentary evidence of the cession of the land in question.